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vehicle full of explosives into a police checkpoint iraq has been struggling to find stability after u.s. led coalition forces withdrew from the country following years of occupation. brought the bombers in thailand on his first official trip abroad since being reelected three country tour of southeast asia is part of a shift in american foreign policy with deeper commitment to a region that seeing growing chinese influence a bomber is due to travel to cambodia next and will then become the first ever u.s. president to visit. a bus explosion in the kenyan capital has claimed the lives of at least seven people were wounded dozens the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device in a busy area densely populated by somali immigrants it's currently being investigated who could be behind the assault kenya has been suffering from attacks blamed on sympathizers of somalia's al qaeda linked islam is rebels. the eurozone has been hit by a second recession according to figures published on thursday this just hours after twenty four hour strikes or more than twenty european countries virtuall
vehicle full of explosives into a police checkpoint iraq has been struggling to find stability after u.s. led coalition forces withdrew from the country following years of occupation. brought the bombers in thailand on his first official trip abroad since being reelected three country tour of southeast asia is part of a shift in american foreign policy with deeper commitment to a region that seeing growing chinese influence a bomber is due to travel to cambodia next and will then become the...
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u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton arrived for peace talks. >> the goal must be a durable outcome that promotes regional stability and advances the security and legitimate aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. >> and that is what the last 24 hours have looked like, again, breaking news this evening, a series of massive explosions have really rocked central gaza city over the last hour or two. and we -- it is often the time when some of the biggest explosions occur. we are watching with some trepidation to see what may occur over the next hour. we'll join wolf blitzer, my colleague in jerusalem. arwa damon, and ben wedeman, and we have someone from sanford university, joining us from new york and princeton university's anne marie slaughter and we'll talk to the israeli ambassador of the united states. wolf, what are you hearing about hillary clinton's activity. she landed in tel aviv and met with benjamin netanyahu, and later she will meet with mahmoud abbas and president mor
u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton arrived for peace talks. >> the goal must be a durable outcome that promotes regional stability and advances the security and legitimate aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. >> and that is what the last 24 hours have looked like, again, breaking news this evening, a series of massive explosions have really rocked central gaza city over the last hour or two. and we -- it is often the time when some of the biggest explosions occur. we...
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the lower house of the u.s. congress has approved travel and finance restrictions against russian officials suspected of human rights violations is the so-called magnitsky bill after russian lawyer sergei magnitsky who died in a police custody three years at the house after being held for alleged tax evasion russia has called the move a provocation and promise to retaliate meanwhile lawmakers in washington have voted to lift something it and a trade restrictions that moscow but also an historian dr gerald ford believes u.s. actions will mean souring relations. the message to send to moscow is that the research is very how russia quickly at that when one door closes another one opens what i mean is that that the human rights situation united states and so it's quite terrible and i would hope that the russian duma and the russian authorities would begin to scrutinize carefully the human rights situation right here in the united states where for example it was like one example most many the black population is abou
the lower house of the u.s. congress has approved travel and finance restrictions against russian officials suspected of human rights violations is the so-called magnitsky bill after russian lawyer sergei magnitsky who died in a police custody three years at the house after being held for alleged tax evasion russia has called the move a provocation and promise to retaliate meanwhile lawmakers in washington have voted to lift something it and a trade restrictions that moscow but also an...
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the u.s. and egyptians, i think most of the international community, they want to make sure that israel doesn't do it. the israelis don't want to do it either, i'm told, but the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, he keeps saying that in order to keep the rockets and missiles from coming in, they might have to do it. >> the death toll now in gaza, palestinian officials say, is 137. people killed so far in the seven, now eight days going into this conflict. the official death toll for israel is five. one idf soldier was killed today and that's the first soldier killed by a rocket fired from gaza. i'm joined by arwa damon, ben wedeman here in gaza city. arwa, you have really been looking at what life is like for civilians here, and the blasts that we saw earlier really bring home the difficulty so many civilians face because people don't necessarily know where a hamas rocket battery may be or where hamas officials may be living or who's inside what building. even news groups which are operating
the u.s. and egyptians, i think most of the international community, they want to make sure that israel doesn't do it. the israelis don't want to do it either, i'm told, but the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, he keeps saying that in order to keep the rockets and missiles from coming in, they might have to do it. >> the death toll now in gaza, palestinian officials say, is 137. people killed so far in the seven, now eight days going into this conflict. the official death toll for...
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coming from as far away as a strand in canada and the u.s. i come to russia and everybody is so very friendly they welcomed me with open arms and the scenery is so beautiful it's very much like a laska and so i felt at home the first sled dog was brought here from australia now let's try and come to this remote russian village to take part in the race it's not surprising they love it this trail are amazing but even more amazing is the story of how racing first started here atoll it wasn't the top. grazing who set the trail of place but a nun and for all phones who brought their dia to life. five years ago about built a dog kennel in the village kids from the local open h. came around to take care of the dogs and one day they state their life might seem extreme to some the boys wake up at six to feed the dogs before school in the evening they spend up to three hours training that full legged friends but smother her schedule also encourages her kids to become dab hands on the computer and internet the boys regularly update their website and the
coming from as far away as a strand in canada and the u.s. i come to russia and everybody is so very friendly they welcomed me with open arms and the scenery is so beautiful it's very much like a laska and so i felt at home the first sled dog was brought here from australia now let's try and come to this remote russian village to take part in the race it's not surprising they love it this trail are amazing but even more amazing is the story of how racing first started here atoll it wasn't the...
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alyssa and rachel are packing for the u.s. a cease fire might have been announced but they're not waiting around to see if it works the women were part of an internship program to see what it's like to live in israel so they came they saw and now they choosing to leave afghanistan very anxious living on their like knowing that at any moment the sirens right off i may have to go into a bomb shelter and like it's being scared by public transportation and staff. the streets of tel aviv are a far cry from the streets of gaza when news of the truce was met with celebrations and fireworks the somewhat muted israeli reaction belies a growing disappointment in the way many here feel the government handled things but i do think that israel finished the operation just so and i think to finish it very soon i think we had a good momentum for this operation we have a very good start and i think that if we would have continued we could have achieved a. better result from it's i do think that we could have put some more pressure oh and the organization of hamas. would probably. keep us from further rock
alyssa and rachel are packing for the u.s. a cease fire might have been announced but they're not waiting around to see if it works the women were part of an internship program to see what it's like to live in israel so they came they saw and now they choosing to leave afghanistan very anxious living on their like knowing that at any moment the sirens right off i may have to go into a bomb shelter and like it's being scared by public transportation and staff. the streets of tel aviv are a far...
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former general david petraeus this week turned on the man that took over from him as commander of the u.s. military in afghanistan general john allen's career is now in trouble after it was revealed he had also exchanged e-mails for the tempest so. right linked to the transit extramarital affair from a cia boss to try and step down after admitting to a relationship with his biographer paula broadwell she is being investigated by the f.b.i. of allegations she gained access to some of his classified data he however denies any leaks telling colonel john cook that afghanistan's a four and a half years told me that he believes the trash should actually have resigned long before the his failure in the afghan war and honey's the prospects for success there's a lot of discussions going on that to tommy a suspect and that it was all done for political purposes we still have the unanswered questions of the benghazi issue as far as his relationship with mr broadwell i give him much lower marks for his actions in combat than i do in in the bedroom he should have resigned when his counterinsurgency st
former general david petraeus this week turned on the man that took over from him as commander of the u.s. military in afghanistan general john allen's career is now in trouble after it was revealed he had also exchanged e-mails for the tempest so. right linked to the transit extramarital affair from a cia boss to try and step down after admitting to a relationship with his biographer paula broadwell she is being investigated by the f.b.i. of allegations she gained access to some of his...
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the u.s. and other nations are urging both sides to show restraint. >>> but there were more air strikes and explosions in gaza today and more rockets fired toward israel. >>> in aurora, colorado, details have been finalized for dividing up the $5 million for victims of july's theater shooting. families of the 12 people killed and 5 people who suffered permanent brain damage or paralysis will get 2$220,000 each. six people who spent at least 20 days in the hospital will get $160,000 each. 13 others who spent less time hospitalized will get $35,000 each. >>> in the gulf of mexico, the coast guard is searching for two crew members from an oil platform. an explosion ripped through the platform yesterday. it is about 20 miles from the louisiana coast and it's used for production, not drilling. very little fuel, we're told, was spilled. >>> we now know the train that crashed into a parade float in midland, texas, was going under the speed limit. investigators say the conductor hit the emergency brak
the u.s. and other nations are urging both sides to show restraint. >>> but there were more air strikes and explosions in gaza today and more rockets fired toward israel. >>> in aurora, colorado, details have been finalized for dividing up the $5 million for victims of july's theater shooting. families of the 12 people killed and 5 people who suffered permanent brain damage or paralysis will get 2$220,000 each. six people who spent at least 20 days in the hospital will get...
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so there's a lot of pressure, the u.s. would certainly like to see a cessation of hostilities, the israelis are anxious for that to happen. they want to see what's going on. one of the things that the israelis point out is that yes, hamas is in charge and they hold that group responsible. but there's other groups in gaza that may not completely been under the control of hamas. that could be one of the problems even though one of the -- saying hamas is responsibility for any rockets that come into israel right now. some of the civilian casualties we saw today, there will be a lot more if israeli tanks or armored personnel carries or israeli troops move into that heavily populated area, but they're saying and the prime minister said today, benjamin net tanya -- netanyahu. >> wolf blitzer -- president obama is monitoring the conflict in the middle east as he travels through asia. today in thailand, he said the u.s. will work with all parties to end the violence. later today, mr. obama makes history when he becomes the first u
so there's a lot of pressure, the u.s. would certainly like to see a cessation of hostilities, the israelis are anxious for that to happen. they want to see what's going on. one of the things that the israelis point out is that yes, hamas is in charge and they hold that group responsible. but there's other groups in gaza that may not completely been under the control of hamas. that could be one of the problems even though one of the -- saying hamas is responsibility for any rockets that come...
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the u.s. is talking to the palestinians via egypt. obviously, israel is at the table with the egyptians. and we're hearing from the israelis as well that possibly they will be ready to announce some kind of cease-fire not far from now. that's consistent to what we have been hearing over the last several days. president netanyahu has said they would rather see this resolved diplomatically. they were pushing for the success of the diplomatic track while all the time preparing the military track at the same time in parallel in case the diplomacy didn't work. it seems to me particularly having told me earlier today, officials, that this was on hold, any kind of ground offensive to give diplomacy a chance to work, it seems that something must be coming to a head because secretary of state hillary clinton is on the way, as you say. she will be meeting. maybe there will be an announcement when she meets with prime minister netanyahu this evening here. >> it will be a late night meeting for the two of them. it was a surprise that she's coming
the u.s. is talking to the palestinians via egypt. obviously, israel is at the table with the egyptians. and we're hearing from the israelis as well that possibly they will be ready to announce some kind of cease-fire not far from now. that's consistent to what we have been hearing over the last several days. president netanyahu has said they would rather see this resolved diplomatically. they were pushing for the success of the diplomatic track while all the time preparing the military track...
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today, u.s. ambassador susan rice spoke publicly for the first time about republican accusations that she made misleading comments about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. five days after the attack, rice said on the sunday morning news programs there was no evidence it was an act of terror. here's what she said today. >> when discussing the attacks against our facilities in benghazi, i relied solely and squarely on the information provided to me by the intelligence community. i made clear that the information was preliminary and that our investigations would give us the definitive answers. everyone, particularly the intelligence community, has worked in good faith to provide the best assessment based on the information available. >> glor: rice is being considered for secretary of state. some republican senators have vowed to block her nomination. jack taylor scored 58 points in the first half of a basketball game last night. the first half. then, he got hot. we'll show you in a
today, u.s. ambassador susan rice spoke publicly for the first time about republican accusations that she made misleading comments about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. five days after the attack, rice said on the sunday morning news programs there was no evidence it was an act of terror. here's what she said today. >> when discussing the attacks against our facilities in benghazi, i relied solely and squarely on the information provided to me by the intelligence...
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obama is the first sitting u.s. president to visit myanmar he encouraged the country to continue its transition to democracy. >> demonstrators planning to protest in front of the israeli consulate this afternoon palestinian continue to fire more than 100 rockets into israel overnight and israel retaliated. two homes in gaza destroy, killing four, wounding 42. coming up, katie marzullo will tell us about the peace deal world leaders are trying to gauche >> man arrested at oakland international airport for allegedly carrying bomb making materials will be in court today. 49-year-old jeffrey mcgann of southern california was taken into custody thursday night. he a watch with fuses, switches and wires, layers of insoles inside boots which were two sizes too big he told investigators he's an artist and he was carrying artwork his lawyer give a statement he said in part, ex-centric artists behave he can -- eccentric artists behave eccentricly. >>> the battle to bring war -- jurors to san francisco is expected to get new re
obama is the first sitting u.s. president to visit myanmar he encouraged the country to continue its transition to democracy. >> demonstrators planning to protest in front of the israeli consulate this afternoon palestinian continue to fire more than 100 rockets into israel overnight and israel retaliated. two homes in gaza destroy, killing four, wounding 42. coming up, katie marzullo will tell us about the peace deal world leaders are trying to gauche >> man arrested at oakland...
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there's now a u.s. ambassador there and that there's such a long way to go on the road to democracy there that we're only in the first chapters of it that it's really too early. the country's still unstable. there's still a lot of corruption there, violence there, and yet the president is going there. and the defense from the administration is they have rewarded action with action, and they point to the fact that when it was announced that secretary clinton would be going there and they would be putting a u.s. ambassador there, that's when you saw parliamentary elections. that's when you saw the easing and some of the ethnic tensions there. that's when you also saw them -- start paying more attention to the humanitarian concerns. they believe it's more important for the president to really highlight the steps that they're taking but also talk about how this is a long distance race, and they're far from the end. >> dan lothian in bangkok. thank you. and when the president meets with the president of thai
there's now a u.s. ambassador there and that there's such a long way to go on the road to democracy there that we're only in the first chapters of it that it's really too early. the country's still unstable. there's still a lot of corruption there, violence there, and yet the president is going there. and the defense from the administration is they have rewarded action with action, and they point to the fact that when it was announced that secretary clinton would be going there and they would...
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i'm intrigued by what the u.s. promised egypt right now because i'm sure there was some significant assurances not only economic, financial, military, political assurances to the new government in egypt as well. >> ben wedeman, again, we're monitoring developments here, just joining us in gaza city, keeping up our live camera picture there as ben wedeman is also there in gaza city to see if this cease-fire is holding now just a few minutes old, any rockets outgoing, any more explosions, incoming. if you hear anything, let us know. there are critics of this agreement already who are saying, look, this is a return to the status quo that existed before this latest flare-up of the conflict began, some eight or nine days ago. how will anything be different? within 24 hours of this cease-fire, the borders are supposed to reopen to the way they were before, but there is still essentially a blockade in effect now. >> the blockade as far as the border with israel is concerned is not going to change. there is -- that's reall
i'm intrigued by what the u.s. promised egypt right now because i'm sure there was some significant assurances not only economic, financial, military, political assurances to the new government in egypt as well. >> ben wedeman, again, we're monitoring developments here, just joining us in gaza city, keeping up our live camera picture there as ben wedeman is also there in gaza city to see if this cease-fire is holding now just a few minutes old, any rockets outgoing, any more explosions,...
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a former u.s. ambassador to israel and syria weighs in on the potential for peace. >>> plus, jewish dating. singles using her faith to find love on-line. does it work? a couple joins me live to share their story. [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me, aarp, and aarp foundation in the drive to end hunger by visiting drivetoendhunger.org. in the drive to end hunger music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors who get where i'm from. and tools to estimate what my care may cost. so i never missed a beat. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's heal
a former u.s. ambassador to israel and syria weighs in on the potential for peace. >>> plus, jewish dating. singles using her faith to find love on-line. does it work? a couple joins me live to share their story. [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me,...
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. >> if there is a ground war, of course, everybody wonders whether or not the u.s. will get involved with troops, what have you. but that is much further down the road here, right? >> well, i think whether there is an invasion or whether there is not, i think we have to go back and reexamine the diplomatic setting, if you will. people will be pushed to say we can't ignore this situation, this conflict because as we look back on the last four years and the indifference, if you will, to the obama situation on what is happening on the west bank and gaza, i think there will be pressure. this will be pressure from egypt. there will be pressure from turkey and qatar, the three countries that are the most sympathetic to hamas, because don, i think the fear is warranted. it is not the last time we'll see the conflict between israel and the palestinians. hamas is leading the palestinian people to ruin, hamas must be seen to be a rogue regime. because it is under the palestinian national authority. >> i want to go back to something you said about the president's indifference.
. >> if there is a ground war, of course, everybody wonders whether or not the u.s. will get involved with troops, what have you. but that is much further down the road here, right? >> well, i think whether there is an invasion or whether there is not, i think we have to go back and reexamine the diplomatic setting, if you will. people will be pushed to say we can't ignore this situation, this conflict because as we look back on the last four years and the indifference, if you will,...
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he's the palestinian liberation organization representative to the u.s. mr. ambassador, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> i don't know if you were able to see what happened live on our air. when you see things like that, what goes through your head? >> well, what goes through my head, the suffering of my people in the gaza strip and the atrocities the israelis are committing against an innocent population. you referred anderson cooper referred in his report to 11 people killed from the same family. 4 under the age of 10, including a pregnant woman with a yet to be born baby. there is human suffering as a result of this israeli campaign. that's where our hearts and minds are right now. >> do you think the arab unification is the answer to the latest round of violence? >> arab unification? >> yes. >> i think the arabs are showing more sympathy and more support to the palestinian people. and they are making it clear to the israelis that they are not going to tolerate a continued campaign against the palestinian people. we have a political problem, don, there
he's the palestinian liberation organization representative to the u.s. mr. ambassador, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> i don't know if you were able to see what happened live on our air. when you see things like that, what goes through your head? >> well, what goes through my head, the suffering of my people in the gaza strip and the atrocities the israelis are committing against an innocent population. you referred anderson cooper referred in his report to 11 people...
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could not support it and the u.s. says this is because the statement failed to address the root cause of the current escalation which washington says is the barrage of rocket attacks from gaza into israel now the moroccan draft press statement called for an immediate end to violence and underscored the security council support for egypt and efforts by others to work towards a negotiated cease fire the statement also called for the un impeded provision and distribution throughout gaza of humanitarian assistance food and medical treatment additionally the draft deplored the loss of civilian lives resulting from the escalation in violence now security council press statements require unanimous approval in order to be adopted in this case the us did not show its of its support and the security council could not speak with one voice on this issue now on monday russian ambassador to the un vitaly churkin accuse the us of filibustering the council now for its part moscow has drafted a resolution on the israeli gaza conflict
could not support it and the u.s. says this is because the statement failed to address the root cause of the current escalation which washington says is the barrage of rocket attacks from gaza into israel now the moroccan draft press statement called for an immediate end to violence and underscored the security council support for egypt and efforts by others to work towards a negotiated cease fire the statement also called for the un impeded provision and distribution throughout gaza of...
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. >> every u.s. president hopes to be the one that ends the israeli-palestinian crisis, but peace has rarely seemed less likely. i spoke with a senior fellow at the hoover administration. he singled out the obama administration for what he calls its indifference. >> we have to go back and re-examine the diplomating setting, if you will. people will be pushed to say we can't afford to ignore this region. we can't afford to ignore this conflict because we look back on the last four years and the indifference, if you will, of the obama administration to what is happening on the west bank and gaza. and i think there will be pressure. there will be pressure from egypt, from turka, pressure from qatar, the three countries that are most sympathetic to hamas. pressure to produce some kind of settlement. >> discussing the u.s. response to the israeli-palestinian crisis. if izrail launches a ground attack in gaza, experts say the battle could be as bloody as the 2008 invasion that killed 1400 palestinians or w
. >> every u.s. president hopes to be the one that ends the israeli-palestinian crisis, but peace has rarely seemed less likely. i spoke with a senior fellow at the hoover administration. he singled out the obama administration for what he calls its indifference. >> we have to go back and re-examine the diplomating setting, if you will. people will be pushed to say we can't afford to ignore this region. we can't afford to ignore this conflict because we look back on the last four...
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the u.s. coastguard found the body of a man near ft. baker about 8 a.m. this morning. they're trying to see if his description matches any missing persons reports in the area. explosion >>> despite ceasefire talks the violence in gaza rages on at this hour. night, as gaza city is hit. the conflict with is ts sixth day. a huge blast lights up the night as gaza city is hit. the conflict with israel is now in its sixth day. so far 81 palestinians have been killed, nearly half, 37 of them, were civilians. 720 palestinians have been wounded. three israeli civilians have been killed and dozens more wounded. cbs correspondent charlie daggett reports from gaza city where an israeli airstrike hit a residential area killing at least 11 people. >> reporter: rescue teams struggled in a frantic effort to free a woman trapped in the rubble of a building leveled by an israeli airstrike today in gaza city. palestinian officials said seven members of one family died in this attack alone including four children. the israeli military says its strikes are surgical and they're finding thei
the u.s. coastguard found the body of a man near ft. baker about 8 a.m. this morning. they're trying to see if his description matches any missing persons reports in the area. explosion >>> despite ceasefire talks the violence in gaza rages on at this hour. night, as gaza city is hit. the conflict with is ts sixth day. a huge blast lights up the night as gaza city is hit. the conflict with israel is now in its sixth day. so far 81 palestinians have been killed, nearly half, 37 of them,...
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that they are embarking on a plan to wipe out all resistance to u.s. policy in the region and let's talk about why this is happening i mean we know the palestine has been for statehood november twenty ninth i think it is what what does this have to do with the offensive that we're seeing me well over twenty nine palestine solidarity day and on that day palestine is going to be bringing to the u.n. general assembly their bid for statehood which would really mean i mean that the big important thing about that is if they are granted statehood then the international criminal court has to see in this international court the allegations of war crimes and illegal settlements by the state of israel so israeli and u.s. officials tried very very hard to pressure the palestinian authority into not introducing this statehood bid and actually said if you do this we're going to punish you for it and so we're just weeks away from that statehood bed and so it's very likely that this is that punishment that they are talking about trying to prevent that from happening b
that they are embarking on a plan to wipe out all resistance to u.s. policy in the region and let's talk about why this is happening i mean we know the palestine has been for statehood november twenty ninth i think it is what what does this have to do with the offensive that we're seeing me well over twenty nine palestine solidarity day and on that day palestine is going to be bringing to the u.n. general assembly their bid for statehood which would really mean i mean that the big important...
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u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton in jerusalem tonight. she arrived late and went straight to a meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> america's commitment to israel's security is rock-solid, and unwavering. that is why we believe it is essential to deescalate the situation in gaza. >> deescalate the situation in gaza. what does deescalate mean? there was a spade of rockets just a moment ago, but yet that's the key word being used by the administration. during a brief press conference with prime minister netanyahu, there was no mention of a cease-fire. netanyahu said israel is prepared to take whatever action is necessary to defend itself. and egypt, which is brokering a deal between the two sides, cancelled a press conference where officials were expected to announce a deal with terms for a cease-fire. tomorrow, secretary clinton meets with the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas and then will fly to egypt to speak with president mohamed morsi. that is going to be a very interesting conversation, because, of course, as so man
u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton in jerusalem tonight. she arrived late and went straight to a meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> america's commitment to israel's security is rock-solid, and unwavering. that is why we believe it is essential to deescalate the situation in gaza. >> deescalate the situation in gaza. what does deescalate mean? there was a spade of rockets just a moment ago, but yet that's the key word being used by the administration. during a...
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the u.s. actively shifting towards other policies for example trying to train afghan soldiers to to take over after twenty fourteen and that too has been marred by scandal with nearly fifty four americans being killed in the so-called green on blue attacks showing that the u.s. influence is really waning here in this country another concern is of course the implication on the morale of the troops here the american troops who are not necessarily welcomed in this country they're not the scandal is not going to help them continue to operate on the ground and there's also the concern that the u.s. is really shifting from person based policy to a robotic policy what i'm referring to is the drone strikes afghanistan has seen three hundred and thirty three drone strikes in the past year alone that's more than pakistan somalia and yemen combined. and this assistant editor. says this room to focus on scandals as generals are responsible for much worse military crimes. patrol yes you know led the surge
the u.s. actively shifting towards other policies for example trying to train afghan soldiers to to take over after twenty fourteen and that too has been marred by scandal with nearly fifty four americans being killed in the so-called green on blue attacks showing that the u.s. influence is really waning here in this country another concern is of course the implication on the morale of the troops here the american troops who are not necessarily welcomed in this country they're not the scandal...
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president and the secretary of state, the u.s. president, they've been talking to all sorts of leaders. let's see what happens. i'm only a few miles north of the gaza border right now. it's eerie here. the cafes are pretty much deserted. i was walking along the mediterranean beach. normally there would be a lot of people, it's a beautiful day here. pretty much deserted. i just got to an israeli area where there's a shelter for school kids. you hear the sirens going off. as soon as i got here a few hours ago the sirens went off. the soldiers rushed everyone into these bomb shelters, into these areas. you could see why people are terrified about what's going on. apparently in this particular inciden incident, when i heard the thuds, when i heard the sirens going off, the iron dome, this anti-missile system, seemed to have worked. we saw huge plumes from what this iron dome system had done. it's bad on both sides. you ask how much longer is it going to wait before the israelis move in? i know israelis don't want to move personnel for
president and the secretary of state, the u.s. president, they've been talking to all sorts of leaders. let's see what happens. i'm only a few miles north of the gaza border right now. it's eerie here. the cafes are pretty much deserted. i was walking along the mediterranean beach. normally there would be a lot of people, it's a beautiful day here. pretty much deserted. i just got to an israeli area where there's a shelter for school kids. you hear the sirens going off. as soon as i got here a...
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first of all, when the u.s. announced that secretary clinton would be coming here to visit, remember she came at the end of last year, some political prisoners were released. you had these elections, parliamentary elections. another award from the u.s. they opened an embassy. so they point out there are these little steps that this country has taken and that the u.s. has rewarded them, but at the same time, there is a long way to go. no one believes this country put behind it some of these struggles of the past. the president saying, that coming here will provide some encouragement on that long road to democracy, don. >> dan, i'm being informed that pictures we were looking at were indeed live. we aren't sure because we aren't in charge of the pictures. but again, the president leaving. tell me more about the trip. did she encourage this trip? >> she really did and remember, she also went to washington back in september and met with the president. very much wanted the president to come here. as you know, there i
first of all, when the u.s. announced that secretary clinton would be coming here to visit, remember she came at the end of last year, some political prisoners were released. you had these elections, parliamentary elections. another award from the u.s. they opened an embassy. so they point out there are these little steps that this country has taken and that the u.s. has rewarded them, but at the same time, there is a long way to go. no one believes this country put behind it some of these...
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and the u.s. declares a wavering support for israel after sinking a un resolution calling for a cease fire raising questions over the impartiality of its own troops an issue. alone a very good evening if you just joined us is kevin zero in here at r.t. this is the harsh reality of war is being felt in tel aviv today were a bus explosions left fifteen people injured already labeled a terror attack an explosion said to have taken place near the israeli army said quarters israeli authorities are now hunting for two people thought to be involved in the bombing paula slee reports not far from where that blast took place. now the police have told us that what they think happened is that one of these two placed a bag with a bomb on the bus and then immediately ran off the whole of tel aviv is in shut down the schools are closed children are being prevented from going home because there's also growing concern that they could be a second last or potential second suicide bombing that is being planned now it
and the u.s. declares a wavering support for israel after sinking a un resolution calling for a cease fire raising questions over the impartiality of its own troops an issue. alone a very good evening if you just joined us is kevin zero in here at r.t. this is the harsh reality of war is being felt in tel aviv today were a bus explosions left fifteen people injured already labeled a terror attack an explosion said to have taken place near the israeli army said quarters israeli authorities are...
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you know, the u.s. spoke to the plo. we've been here before. you're right. northern ireland offers lessons to the israeli peace process now. >> it does. taung very much indeed. >> thank you, piers. >>> next, my panel of all-stars on the mideast truce and what it means for the obama administration. about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪ who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male announcer ] do
you know, the u.s. spoke to the plo. we've been here before. you're right. northern ireland offers lessons to the israeli peace process now. >> it does. taung very much indeed. >> thank you, piers. >>> next, my panel of all-stars on the mideast truce and what it means for the obama administration. about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount...
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the u.s. have in actually making sure that the cease-fire is something that's going to hold? >> well the u.s. doesn't have much leverage over hamas because the u.s. doesn't deal with hamas. the u.s. government, previous governments, regards hamas as a terrorist organization. when secretary of state hillary clinton visits here in jerusalem later, then goes to ramallah to meet with mahmoud abbas tomorrow and then goes to cairo she's not going to meet with anyone from hamas. the u.s. does have leverage on egypt, given the economic and military assistance the u.s. provides to egypt and given the dire economic straits that the egyptians are in right now. so the u.s. has leverage on the egyptians and obviously the u.s. has very good relations with israel. so the u.s. is a key player in all of this. but as far as leverage on hamas, u.s. leverage is limited. >> secretary of state hillary clinton's arriving soon in jerusalem about three hours or so from now. she'll go to ramallah, then on to cairo. why
the u.s. have in actually making sure that the cease-fire is something that's going to hold? >> well the u.s. doesn't have much leverage over hamas because the u.s. doesn't deal with hamas. the u.s. government, previous governments, regards hamas as a terrorist organization. when secretary of state hillary clinton visits here in jerusalem later, then goes to ramallah to meet with mahmoud abbas tomorrow and then goes to cairo she's not going to meet with anyone from hamas. the u.s. does...